Bebenhausen Abbey (Kloster Bebenhausen) is a former Cistercian monastery complex located in Bebenhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The complex is also the location of Bebenhausen Palace, a hunting retreat created and maintained by two Kings of Württemberg. The complex was named a historic monument in 1974.
The monastery was established in the late 12th century by the Premonstratensians, but was ceded to the Cistercians in 1190. From the 13th to 15th centuries, Bebenhausen Abbey's fortunes grew rapidly until it became one of the richest monasteries in southern Germany. This period was also one of architectural expansion and renovation for the monastery. In the 14th century, it came under the dominion of the then County of Württemberg, whose rulers were later to dissolve the monastery in the 16th century. The abbey grounds were reused for a boarding school and Protestant seminary. Bebenhausen Abbey was also to play a brief role in post-World War II German politics, as the parliament of the French-controlled state of Württemberg-Hohenzollern devised their constitution at the monastery.
Bebenhausen Abbey also became a residence of the House of Württemberg as a hunting retreat and was especially favored by its rulers for its location in the Schönbuch. Württemberg's first king turned the south-eastern portion of the complex into a palace. After World War I, and the dissolution of the Kingdom of Württemberg, Bebenhausen Palace became the permanent residence of Württemberg's last king and queen.
BebenhausenAbbey (Kloster Bebenhausen) is a former Cistercian monastery complex located in Bebenhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The complex is also...
protected landscape of the Schönbuch, a dense forest. Bebenhausen is famous for its monastery, BebenhausenAbbey, founded in 1183 by Count Palatine Rudolph of...
palace into the early 20th century, while the Württembergs moved to BebenhausenAbbey after the abolition of the monarchy in 1918. In 1817, ownership of...
or "Offo". The oldest known official denotation as a property of BebenhausenAbbey by Pope Innocent III dates to May 18, 1204.[citation needed] Zuffenhausen...
Maulbronn Abbey and BebenhausenAbbey. The monastery's ponds and woods also throw an interesting light on the abbey's medieval economy. The abbey church...
order of enclosed monks and nuns formed in 1098, originating from Cîteaux Abbey. Their monasteries spread throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, but...
and 1317, the village, now known as Birtach or Birka, was sold to BebenhausenAbbey. "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Stadtbezirken und Stadtteilen". Landeshauptstadt...
Palatinate counts of Tübingen. Count Gottfried sold Hagelloch to BebenhausenAbbey in 1296 which retained ownership of the district until the cloister...
water colours, engravings and oil paintings in the Biedermeier style: BebenhausenAbbey Old farm in Benningen am Neckar Roman bath in Rottenburg Tower at...
Dominican Order developed out of a community of religious women. The BebenhausenAbbey also held some property in Hirrlingen for some time. In 1709, the...
Religious Mostly Romanesque, but with some Gothic additions. BebenhausenAbbeyBebenhausen Domestic Religious Brandenburg Cathedral Brandenburg an der...
active beyond Salem, for example in the construction of the tower of the Bebenhausen monastery church. Construction began on the east side and progressed...
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